especially with all the mentors
From the enhanced expansion pack "Hot Wind Arena," a set of three promo cards of "Frog, Pikachu, and Cinderace ex," featuring the illustrations that won the Overall Grand Prize, Card Illustration Grand Prize, and ex Card Illustration Grand Prize at the "Pokmon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest 2024"
Its unclear how long any of these experiments will last, but all indications are that this is the way going forward
Even if they are not communicating anything about it (which perfectly fine)
That would allow players to experience the early version of the mechanic without getting too frustrated by it
Although they'll eventually be your opponents in the tournament, ideally you wouldn't fight for colors with the drafters next to you, because doing so would wind up making both of your decks worse